Elvis Now (Elvis Now - Elvis Presley)

Member Name: vernonpresley

Product:	Elvis Now - Elvis Presley
Date:	17/05/09 (2 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Elvis sings some great songs

Disadvantages: HEY JUDE is poor and the album is short

During Elvis Presley's career a lot of albums were released which were really just grab-bags of material he had recorded through his career. Few albums were recorded with an original concept in mind. ELVIS NOW, despite the title, was one of the grab-bags, featuring material recorded between 1969 and 1972.

This does not mean that the material on this album is of low quality. far from it. There is a real country feel to many of the songs, such as HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT and SYLVIA. I WAS BORN ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO is a nice mix of rock and country. The only song that I really don't like on the album is Elvis' version of the Beatles' classic HEY JUDE. I don't like the song even when sung by The Beatles, and Elvis really mangles it.

Apart from the poor recording of HEY JUDE, this only real problem with this album is its brevity, lasting just over half an hour. This was typical of albums of the period but in these days of CDs which can feature well over an hour's worth of material, it is quite disappointing.

Summary: Elvis Now